Concepts : where cognitive science went wrong / / Jerry A. Fodor

• Autore: Fodor Jerry A
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Clarendon Press, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 121/.4
• Soggetto topico: Cognitive science; Concepts; Philosophy of mind
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations and typographical conventions""; ""1 Philosophical Introduction: The Background Theory""; ""2 Unphilosophical Introduction: What Concepts Have To Be""; ""3 The Demise of Definitions, Part I: The Linguist's Tale""; ""4 The Demise of Definitions, Part II: The Philosopher's Tale""; ""5 Prototypes and Compositionality""; ""Appendix 5A: Meaning Postulates""; ""Appendix 5B: The â€?Theory Theoryâ€? of Concepts""; ""6 Innateness and Ontology, Part I: The Standard Argument""; ""Appendix 6A: Similarity"" ; ""7 Innateness and Ontology, Part II: Natural Kind Concepts""""Appendix 7A: Round Squares""; ""Bibliography""; ""Author index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: Renowned philosopher Fodor presents an original theory of the basic constituents of thought in this first volume of the Oxford Cognitive Science Series. He argues for an atomistic theory of concepts and demolishes rival theories.
• Titolo autorizzato: Concepts
• ISBN: 0-19-159740-6; 1-282-05181-4; 0-19-151906-5; 9786612051814
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816496203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford cognitive science series.